It is
only as recent as the 1950’s that St.Mirren started wearing a club crest on their strips.This crest has always
been a variation of the Paisley coat of Arms.

The first version of the crest was a simple
crest, often displayed on a large white/cream square background.

Crests disappeared for a few seasons during
the early seventies and when it reappeared in 1977-78 it was embroidered into the shirts.

1950's

1970's

1981

1981 saw a slight change to the crest, in that it was incorporated into a black and white shield
design. This was not too popular with ‘traditionalist’ who much preferred the original crest unaltered.

1995-96

1984 saw a return to the
favoured version of the badge and this remained until 1995-96 when it was modified into a circular shape, but better received
than the previous ‘modification’.

1996 saw the most radical
change of the badge design, after the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh who is responsible for Coats of Arms and Heraldic Crests, decreed
that Saints could no longer use the castellation effect at the top. This led to a new badge being commissioned and
this remains the club crest to this day.

The 1996-97 version saw a
return to the ‘shield effect’ with the ‘new’ crest incorporated into it.

1996-97

Strip 1990's

Pin Badge

Strip 1990's

There have been other badges/motifs that have played
a part in the club over the years. During the 1990’s
there were a few seasons
where another logo was displayed on the strips of a man designed from Paisley ‘tear-drop’ patterns.

Match programmes have also used several different pictures over the years.In the 1970 especially, there were three different badges. One depicting a matchstick
drawing of the ‘Saint’ from the TV series and two others with the Paisley crest and a footballer replacing the
Abbott, which were produced following a competition for fans to design their own crest.

The TV series has also spawned several pin badge designs over
the years.

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